"It is possible that the scrupulously honest man……" — Samuel Smiles
"It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but the success will be of a truer kind, earned without fraud or injustice. And even though a man should for a time be unsuccessful, still he must be honest: better lose all and save character. For character is itself a fortune. . . ."
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98 Quotes by Samuel Smiles
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Sympathy is the golden key that unlocks the hearts of others.
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It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice,…
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Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession -a property entirely our own.
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With will one can do anything.
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Enthusiasm..the sustaining power of all great action
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It is energy - the central element of which is will - that produces the miracle that is enthusiasm in…
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Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing.
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Commonplace though it may appear, this doing of one's duty embodies the highest ideal of life and character. There may…
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Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is valuable.
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One might almost fear," writes a thoughtful woman, "seeing how the women of to-day are lightly stirred up to run…
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Opportunities ... fall in the way of every man who is resolved to take advantage of them.
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It is not eminent talent that is required to ensure success in any pursuit, so much as purpose-not merely the…
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